The Associated Press is reporting that Kraft Heinz will close seven factories in Canada and the U.S. over the next two years as part of a downsizing plan that will shed 2,600 jobs.
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Automation is a key part of almost all manufacturing today. With so much time and effort put into automating and streamlining production, it is imperative to keep these machines in working order. What are four main benefits of industrial automation?
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Toyota announced yesterday it will produce RAV4 vehicles in its Cambridge North Assembly plant in Ontario starting in 2019, becoming a “North American hub for sport utility vehicles.”
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U.S. President Barack Obama has rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, capping a seven-year saga that became an environmental flashpoint in both Canada and the United States.
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American aerospace and manufacturing company Honeywell is taking over Cambridge, Ont.,-based space hardware maker Com Dev International in a $455-million deal that will see the Canadian business spin off its exactEarth subsidiary.
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Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced that a large chemical facility in Brazil will be the first in the world to use its Experion Orion Console, which it says is designed with plant operating personnel in mind by providing a single visual workplace that allows for more effective responses and less operator fatigue. According to the company, modernizing the production facility will increase production, improve efficiency and improve the effectiveness of the plant operators.
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Rockwell Automation has expanded its Allen-Bradley Stratix family of industrial switches with the Stratix 5400 switch, an all-gigabit option that aims to help manufacturers achieve higher network speeds for high bandwidth applications.
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Moxa says its EDS-405A-PTP Ethernet switch synchronizes clocks of connected devices distributed over Ethernet networks to sub-microsecond accuracy, promising precise motion control of all machines and robots so they cooperate in unison.
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